PAUL SCOTT ADAMO'S RESUME
Producer/Celebrity Booker and Casting Director
Emmy® Award Winner
- Fifteen years experience booking over 3,000 guests
ranging from celebrities (stars of film, music, television,
sports, comedy, supermodels, etc.) to real people, experts and
top authors including many New York Times Best Sellers.
- Well-developed Database with thousands of contacts
to celebrities, show hosts, real people, highly credentialed
authors and experts in all areas such as health and fitness,
relationships, fashion, self-discovery, alternative medicine,
business, sports, finance, cooking, beauty, psychology, interior
design, sexuality, parenting, breaking news commentary and more.
- Ability to persuade "difficult to
book" guests and convince their agents, managers and
publicists to "land the booking."
- Long standing relationships with publicists,
managers, agents, celebrities, authors, etc.
- Casting Director for Reality and Nonfiction Television
Series.
- Produced segments and developed story ideas.
EXPERIENCE
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PBS, Talent Producer/Celebrity Booker
Projects include: "Breaking Big" (Prime Time Series
for PBS and the BBC with features some of the world's most
influential celebrities and innovators), "Third Rail"
(National Prime Time Debate Series), "Take On America"
(a dynamic town hall series that travels across the U.S. to
confront todays most pressing issues and features celebrities,
politicians, world renowned personalities, etc.), "American
Graduate Day" (Seven Hour Live National PBS Special on
the importance of Education in the U.S.) and "California
Connected" (Emmy Award winning PBS Prime Time News Magazine/Public
Affairs TV Series).
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A&E Television Networks, Talent Producer/Celebrity
Booker and Casting Director
TV Series include: "Celebrity Ghost Stories" and
"The Haunting Of" (booked over 300 celebrities with
ghost and paranormal stories), "60 Days In" (Prime
Time A&E Series), "Back To The Blueprint," a
home renovation series for The History Channel (A&E TV
Networks), When Pop Culture Saved America and Stars &
Idols.
- OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), Talent Producer
Talent Producer for "Black Women OWN the Conversation",
a groundbreaking Prime-Time Series which features celebrity
guests and thought leaders discussing key issues that matter
to them.
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HULU, Talent Producer
Talent Producer for the Hulu Original Series "Defining
Moments." This dynamic series features inspirational
stories of world renowned celebrities and acclaimed personalities.
- Travel Channel, Talent Producer/Celebrity Booker
Responsibilities include booking celebrities for the National
Prime Time Series "Famously Afraid" and "Toy
Hunter."
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TV Land Confidential, Talent Producer/Celebrity
Booker.
Talent Producer for television series that airs on TV Land
Network (seen in 85 million households). Produced by BrainStorm,
Inc.
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Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home (HGTV), Coordinating
Producer and Casting Director
Produced by Weller/Grossman Productions, this nationally syndicated
television series can be seen on HGTV (Home & Garden Television
Network) which has an audience of 80 million households. It
also airs in Canada, The Philippines and other areas in Europe.
Booked interior designers and homeowners as guests
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Westwood One Radio Network/Wise Brother Media, Celebrity
Booker
Responsibilities include booking Celebrity Radio Tours for
Westwood One Radio Network/Wise Brother Media. Booked hundreds
of celebrities.
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Animal Planet Network (Discovery Networks), Talent
Producer.
Talent Producer for the prime-time television series "The
A List." Responsibilities include booking celebrity commentators
for this pop culture series.
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The Montel Williams Show, Celebrity Booker.
Produced by Paramount Pictures Television, this nationally
syndicated television series is one of America's most watched
daytime shows. It has been nominated for four Daytime Emmy
Awards.
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B. Smith With Style, Celebrity Booker and Segment
Producer.
Produced by Hearst Entertainment and True Entertainment (an
Endemol Company). Nationally syndicated lifestyle/reality
television series seen in over 90% of the United States including
many NBC affiliates such as WNBC-TV in New York, KNBC-TV in
Los Angeles and WMAQ-TV in Chicago. It also aired on The Discovery
Channel, The Food Network and can be seen on TV One Lifestyle
& Entertainment Television and in 22 countries worldwide.
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The Learning Channel (Discovery Networks), Casting
Director.
Casting Director for "Honey, We're Killing The Kids", a prime-time
reality television series that demonstrates how to raise healthy
children. Produced by BBC Productions USA.
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Sirius Satellite Radio, Talent Executive.
Talent Executive for Lime Radio (Channel 114 on Sirius Satellite
Radio.) Responsibilities include booking guests for many live
talk shows.
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Small Space: Big Style (HGTV), Casting Director.
This lifestyle/reality television series airs on HGTV (Home
& Garden Television Network - 80 million U.S. households).
Produced by BrainBox Productions.
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Channel 4, Film4 and More4, Talent Executive.
Talent Executive for Channel 4, the highly respected British
television network and it's sister stations, Film4 and More4.
They reach 71% of the viewers in the U.K. Responsibilities
include booking guests for Channel 4, Film4 and More4 promos
and interstitial programs.
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Famous Homes & Hideaways, Celebrity Booker.
Hosted by noted television personality and journalist Donna
Hanover, this nationally syndicated television series is produced
by Zone 3 Productions. It airs in over 180 markets in the
U.S. and in over twenty countries. It also airs nationally
across Canada in two official languages. Famous Homes &
Hideaways can be seen on the Fine Living Network.
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The Top Cops Awards, Celebrity Booker
Produced by SilverSpring Studios (the production company of
John Walsh), this awards show honors police officers who are
involved in the top ten cases in the country. Hosted by John
Walsh, it has been attended by Bill and Hillary Clinton and
held at such prestigious venues as The Warner Theater in Washington,
DC and City Center in New York City. It has also aired as
a one-hour special on America's Most Wanted on Fox Television.
- There Really Is A Santa Claus (aired on NBC affiliates),
Celebrity Booker and Segment Producer.
Nationally syndicated Christmas television special that aired
on many NBC affiliates.
- Documentaries - Producer/Director.
"Renee' Taylor and Joseph Bologna: Still Made For Each Other",
Columbia Pictures Television, Co-Producer and Director. This
documentary profiles the lives and careers of Renee' Taylor
and Joseph Bologna and features interviews with Jane Fonda,
Martin Sheen and Joan Collins. Footage from this documentary
is featured in Renee' Taylor and Joseph Bologna's Broadway Show
"If You Ever Leave Me, I'm Going With You".
Paul's television documentaries have been shown in Los Angeles
at The American Film Institute,EZTV Gallery and on KCBS-TV.
In New York, his work has been seen on Broadway at The Cort
Theatre, The Kitchen, and has aired on PBS.
Paul Scott Adamo's documentary "Alice" (on noted drama coach
Alice Spivak), is part of the permanent collection of The Theater
on Film and Tape Archive At The New York Public Library For
The Performing Arts At Lincoln Center. His documentary "Vera"
which portrays the life and career of veteran character actress
Vera Lockwood aired on PBS.
Paul's documentary "The Enigma Of Mark Kostabi" which profiles
the life of fine artist Mark Kostabi was shown at The Producers
Guild Of America Documentary Screening Series and at The Martin
Lawrence Gallery.
- Produced segments and booked celebrity guests for many national
television series including PM Magazine, People Are Talking,
Photoplay, Playboy Interviews (an award winning television series
that aired on The Playboy Channel) and Star Gardens, produced
by Weller/Grossman Productions and hosted by Rob Weller which
aired on HGTV (The Home and Garden Television Network). Work
on other television series includes Entertainment Tonight, Fox
Television's Made in New York and WNYC-TV's News of New York.
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Worked with L.A.'s Classic Rock Station KLSX-FM as talent
coordinator for the popular morning drive program, The Peter
Tilden Show. Produced the number one rated radio program,
The John Harper Show, on WFAS-FM in New York.
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SUCCESS Magazine, Talent Executive. Responsibilities include
booking Celebrities, Best Selling Authors, and CEOs for this
acclaimed national magazine's Cover and Feature Stories.
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The Seminar Center and The Learning Annex, Program Director
and Talent Coordinator. Responsibilities included creating
concepts, booking talent and producing events with some of
the most influential personalities of our time, including
best selling authors, experts and celebrities.
- In addition to extensive experience in television and radio,
Paul conducted interviews for the Barbra Streisand biography,
"Her Name Is Barbra," and coordinated publicity for the re-release
of the 20th Century Fox Feature Film "Made For Each Other."
He has appeared several times on Sirius Satellite Radio. Paul
was a featured guest on the ABC-TV talk show "Heart Of The Matter"
and profiled in the national Magazine Single Living. Articles
about his work have also been featured in The Los Angeles Times,
The Gannett Suburban Newspapers and Women's News.
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Active member of The Producers Guild Of America,
The Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences and The National
Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences.
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Graduated with honors from The School Of Visual Arts in New
York City and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film &
Video. Received the Rhodes Award For Outstanding Achievement
in Film
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Entertainment Personalities Booked
- Denzel Washington
- Matt Damon
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Clint Eastwood
- Jamie Foxx
- Ben Stiller
- Alec Baldwin
- Beyonce'
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Michael Douglas
- Liam Neeson
- Jimmy Kimmel
- LL Cool J
- Miranda Lambert
- Heidi Klum
- Shia LaBeouf
- Laura Linney
- Tim Robbins
- Bono
- Kathy Griffin
- Harrison Ford
- Bryan Cranston
- Josh Duhamel
- Pitbull
- Trevor Noah
- Susan Sarandon
- Kristen Bell
- Jason Aldean
- Nathan Fillion
- Kelly Ripa
- Black Eyed Peas
- Ice Cube
- Dennis Quaid
- Marlee Matlin
- Usher
- Scarlett Johansson
- Ke$ha
- Howie Mandel
- Blake Shelton
- Alicia Keys
- Kim Kardashian
- Danai Gurira
- Ryan Seacrest
- Patrick Stewart
- Tyler Perry
- Chrissy Metz
- Mary J. Blige
- Ryan Murphy
- Martin Sheen
- President Bill Clinton
- Vanessa Williams
- F. Murray Abraham
- Raven-Symone
- Robert Herjavec
- Anthony Hopkins
- Carol Burnett
- Lily Tomlin
- Laverne Cox
- Kathy Bates
- Naya Rivera
- Barbara Corcoran
- Idina Menzel
- Shirley MacLaine
- Vince Neil
- Rose McGowan
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- William Shatner
- Kevin Bacon
- Lisa Vanderpump, Carole Radzwill, Kandi Burruss, Countess
LuAnn deLesseps,Gretchen Rossi (Real Housewives)
- Katie Couric
- Edie Falco
- Chelsea Clinton
- Heather McDonald
- Eva Longoria
- Steve Martin
- Harry Connick Jr.
- Ron Howard
- Margaret Cho
- Steven Seagal
- Colin Powell
- Lee Daniels
- Sally Field
- Patrcia Heaton
- Denis Leary
- Ivanka Trump
- Serena Williams
- Magic Johnson
- George Takei
- will.i.am
- Patti LaBelle
- Jane Lynch
- Kristin Chenoweth
- Kate Flannery
- Bret Michaels
- Kate Walsh
- Mark Harmon
- Ashley Judd
- Arianna Huffington
- Ray Romano
- Terry Bradshaw
- Ellen Page
- Thomas Haden Church
- Kelly Rowland
- David Heyman - "Harry Potter" Producer
- President Jimmy Carter
- Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Earth Wind & Fire
- Betty White
- Brian Stokes Mitchell
- Sarah Hyland ("Modern Family")
- Dr. Drew Pinsky
- Wesley Snipes
- Tori Spelling
- Mariel Hemingway
- Aaron Carter
- Kevin Sorbo
- Rosie Perez
- Susie Essman
- Patrick Muldoon
- Blair Brown
- Taye Diggs
- Ana Ortiz
- Woody Allen
- Robert Carradine
- Patti Stanger
- Rachel Ray
- Dennis Hopper
- Sarah Ferguson The Duchess Of York
- Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
- Susan Lucci
- Kendra Wilkinson
- Dan Rather
- Meat Loaf
- Ken Burns
- Fareed Zakaria
- Norman Lear
- Jack Osbourne
- Audrina Patridge
- Judith Light
- Bobby Flay
- Michael Jackson
- Goldie Hawn
- Jackie Chan
- Isaac Mizrahi
- Wendie Malick
- Brooke Shields
- Danny Glover
- Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino ("Jersey Shore")
- Jeff Probst ("Survivor")
- Oscar De La Hoya
- Reba McEntire
- Christopher Meloni
- Mark Burnett
- Larry King
- Cheyenne Jackson
- Tom Colicchio - Bravo's "Top Chef"
- Lil' Kim
- Chris Rock
- Lance Bass and J.C. Chasez (NSYNC)
- Alan Cumming
- Ken Burns
- Louis Gossett Jr.
- reunited CBS-TV's "Big Brother" cast
- William Baldwin
- Holly Madison
- Loni Love
- Daryl Hannah
- Michel Gondry
- Anthony Michael Hall
- Janice Dickinson
- Fran Drescher
- Joy Behar
- Dylan Walsh
- Janeane Garofalo
- Mischa Barton
- Isabella Rossellini
- Cedric The Entertainer
- Jonathan Groff
- Jean Smart
- James Caan
- Al Roker
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Clive Davis
- Alton Brown
- Damon Dash
- Rachel Hunter
- Wayne Newton
- Joe Pantoliano
- Tom Green
- Johnny Weir
- Jesse Metcalfe
- Criss Angel
- Nikki Cox
- Steve Harvey
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Rob Lowe
- Wyclef Jean
- Dolly Parton
- Yo Yo Ma
- Elle Macpherson
- Holly Robinson Peete
- Tom Arnold
- Chuck Norris
- Paulina Porizkova
- Kenneth Cole
- Jason Mraz
- Regis Philbin
- Dennis Franz
- Charles Shaughnessy
- Bill O'Reilly
- Smokey Robinson
- Jane Kaczmarek
- Chris Noth
- Bob Vila
- Joanna Cassidy
- B.B. King
- Richard Branson
- Vincent Pastore
- Christine Ebersole
- Montel Williams
- Al Jarreau
- Ellen Burstyn
- Kristin Bauer
- Norma Kamali
- Judge Judy Sheindlin
- Bebe Neuwirth
- Robert Loggia
- Craig T. Nelson
- Todd Oldham
- Paula Deen
- Deborah Norville
- Richard Belzer
- Melina Kanakaredes
- James Earl Jones
- Ce Ce Winans
- Henry Winkler
- Jon Voight
- George Wendt
- Diahann Carroll
- Al Green
- Alan Jackson
- Sissy Spacek
- Penn & Teller
- Stan Lee
- Suzanne Somers
- Richie Havens
- Kevin Federline
- Judd Hirsch
- Kelly Rutherford
- John Landis
- Roseanne
- Billy Dee Williams
- Rob Morrow
- Jane Leeves
- Steve Van Zandt and Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen's E Street
Band)
- Paul Sorvino
- Christopher Lloyd
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- Kevin Clash (Elmo)
- Harry Smith
- Tatum O'Neal
- Julian Lennon
- Albert Maysles
- Dann Florek
- Alan Alda
- Cheech Marin
- Diane Lane
- Michael Madsen
- Frankie Valli
- Maury Povich
- Mary Wilson
- Larry Gelbart
- Duncan Sheik
- BeBe Winans
- Melissa Joan Hart
- Harry Hamlin
- Tony Danza
- Deborah Harry
- Paul Stanley (KISS)
- Lena Horne
- Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin Vega ("Rent")
- Otis Williams (The Temptations)
- Chaka Khan
- Olivia Newton-John
- Laura Benanti
- Travis Tritt
- Courtney B. Vance
- Barry Bostwick
- James Rado ("Hair" Creator)
- Roberta Flack
- Tony Dovolani and Corky Ballas ("Dancing With The Stars")
- Peter Frampton
- Anthony Bourdain
- Paul Rodriguez
- Rick Schroder
- Diane Warren
- Michael Gelman
- T-Pain
- Joan Rivers
- Julian McMahon
- Jack Coleman
- Donny Osmond
- Iggy Pop
- Jackie Mason
- Lionel Richie
- Judy Collins
- Caroline Rhea
- Danny Aiello
- Hugh Jackman
- And Thousands More!
Best Selling Authors Booked
- Deepak Chopra
- Suze Orman
- Joel Osteen
- Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Anthony Robbins
- Rudolph Giuliani
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta
- Terry McMillan
- Mitch Albom
- Buzz Aldrin
- Michael Dell
- Alan M. Dershowitz
- Nora Roberts
- F. Lee Bailey
- Dr. Andrew Weil
- Louise Hay
- Kenneth Cole
- John Edward
- Dr. Michael Roizen
- Sylvia Browne
- Maya Angelou
- Frank Gehry
- Noam Chomsky
- Reverend Al Sharpton
- Gloria Steinem
- Robert Schuller
- Mary Higgins Clark
- John Gray (Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus)
- Marianne Williamson
- Susan Jeffers
- Iyanla Vanzant
- Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup For The
Soul)
- James Van Praagh
- Gore Vidal
- Brian L. Weiss, M.D. (Many Lives, Many Masters)
- Dr. Bernie Siegel
- Dannion Brinkley
- Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
- George Anderson
- Char Margolis
- Betty Eadie (Embraced by the Light)
- James Redfield (The Celestine Prophecy)
- Gary Null
- Laura Day
- Mary T. Browne
- Dr. Wayne Dyer
- Carolyn Myss
- Dr. Barry Sears (The Zone)
- Shakti Gawain
- John Bradshaw
Sports Personalities Booked
- Derek Jeter
- Tiki Barber
- Magic Johnson
- Serena Williams
- Oscar De La Hoya
- Boris Becker
- Monica Seles
- Simone Biles
- George Foreman
- Rafael Nadal
- Gabby Douglas
- Tito Ortiz
- Kevin Nash
- Grant Hill
- Steve Nash
- Derek Fisher
- Yao Ming
- Nascar Drivers Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Danica Patrick,
Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman
- Chris Paul
- Martina Navratilova
- Bobby Valentine
- Tony Hawk
- Mario Andretti
- Arnold Palmer
- Laird Hamilton
- Dikembe Mutombo
- Keith Hernandez
- Edwin Moses
- Nadia Comaneci
- Wayne Chrebet
- Shawn Barber
- Jamie Moyer
- David Akers and Dhani Jones of The Philadelphia Eagles
- Bruce Smith (Washington Redskins)
- Hale Irwin
- Kiki Vandeweghe
- Rod Gilbert
- Peter Forsberg (Philadelphia Flyers)
- Dontrelle Willis (Florida Marlins)
- Brian Mitchell (Washington Redskins)
Daytime Actors Booked
- Susan Lucci
- Erika Slezak
- Kim Zimmer
- David Canary
- Finola Hughes
- Victoria Rowell
- Eileen Fulton
- Heather Tom
- Michael E. Knight
- Shemar Moore
- Cameron Mathison
- Ron Moss
- Robin Strasser
- Don Diamont
- Robert S. Woods
- Kristen Alderson
- Brandon Buddy
- Catherine Hickland
- Laura Wright
- Alicia Minshew
- Ted King
- Lenny Platt
- Rebecca Budig
- Rick Springfield
- Kassie DePaiva
- Walt Willey
- Gina Tognoni
- Linda Dano
- Corbin Bernsen
- Andrea Evans
- Jill Larson
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